Abstract: A numerical method of solving the equation of radiative transfer for a plane parallel, horizontally homogeneous medium is presented. The method is applicable for problems with nonconservative scattering as well as for ...

Abstract: In this paper, calculations are presented of the change in reflected flux by the earth-atmosphere system in response to increases in the atmospheric aerosol loading for a range of complex indices of refraction, solar ...

Abstract: Theoretical computations of the intensity and polarization of diffusively transmitted sunlight are presented for two wavelengths, ? = 4290 Å and ? = 5000 Å. The computations are for atmospheres containing various distributions ...

Abstract: It can be shown, theoretically, that the polarization properties of laser light scattered by a volume of air containing aerosols include considerable information as to the size distribution of the aerosols. A theoretical ...